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1 week ago | 
seenandheard-international.com | Rick Perdian
United States Various: Erin Morley (soprano), Gerald Martin Moore (piano). Board of Officers Room, Park Avenue Armory, New York, 11.4.2025. (RP)The weather did not cooperate on a cold, wet evening. Still, a beautiful bouquet of songs was coaxed into bloom by soprano Erin Morley and pianist Gerald Martin Moore at the Park Avenue Armory. Flowers – and bird songs too – have always inspired poets and composers. This enchanting recital featured some of the most enticing such creations ever imagined.
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1 week ago | 
seenandheard-international.com | Rick Perdian
United States Bach, St. John Passion: Soloists, La Chapelle de Québec, Orchestra of St. Luke’s / Bernard Labadie (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 10.4.2025. (RP)Bach – St. John Passion, BWV 244Andrew Haji (tenor) – EvangelistPhilippe Sly (bass-baritone) – JesusJoélle Harvey (soprano)Hugh Cutting (countertenor)Samuel Boden (tenor)William Thomas (bass) – PilateFor his final appearance as principal conductor of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Bernard Labadie chose Bach’s St. John Passion.
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2 weeks ago | 
classicalvoiceamerica.org | Rick Perdian
VERSAILLES — Jean-Romain Vesperini’s new production of Donizetti’s La fille du régiment for L’Opéra royal du château de Versailles is a pure delight. The opening-night performance on April 4 was brilliant and fizzy, equally enjoyable for its wit and humor as for the energy and élan of the musical performance. The theater in which it was performed made the occasion even more special, particularly for someone experiencing opera at Versailles for the first time.
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3 weeks ago | 
seenandheard-international.com | Rick Perdian
France Massenet, Werther: Soloists, Chœur d’enfants de la Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Les Siècles / Marc Leroy-Calatayud (conductor).Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, 28.3.2025. (RP)One is starting to run out of superlatives for Benjamin Bernheim – his Werther at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées was superb. Christof Loy’s spare staging, first seen at La Scala in 2024, set the bar high for the musical forces with everything resting on their shoulders.
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3 weeks ago | 
seenandheard-international.com | Rick Perdian
United States Jason Cady, This Is Not About Natalie, Anna Heflin, The INcomplete Cosmicomics: Sarah Daniels (soprano and guitar), Aaron Wolff (actor and cello). Experiments in Opera, The Tank, New York, 22.3.2025.
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1 month ago | 
seenandheard-international.com | Rick Perdian
United States Various – ‘The Power and the Glory’: Fleur Barron (mezzo-soprano), Kunal Lahiry (piano). Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 20.3.2025. (RP)Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Kunal Lahiry presented a fantastic recital at Well Recital Hall. There was a celebratory air due to the many family members and friends in the audience, but this was not merely a victory lap of classical crowd-pleasers.
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1 month ago | 
seenandheard-international.com | Rick Perdian
United States Various – ‘Ukrainian Tone Poems’: Ginevra Petrucci (flute), Forrest Eimhold, Pavlo Gintov, Margarita Rovenskaya (piano), NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble, PinkNoise / Jonathan Haas (conductor). Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, 15.3.2025. (RP)Leonid Hrabovsky – ‘For Elissa’Adrian Mocanu – ‘Les chevaux de feu’Alla Zahaykevych – TercetRenata Sokachyk – ‘The Desert Breathes’Alisa Zaika – ‘he only dreamed of places now. .
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1 month ago | 
seenandheard-international.com | Rick Perdian
United States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Alexander Soddy (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 13.3.2025. (RP)Production:Original Director & Sets – Franco ZeffirelliRevival Director – Mirabelle OrdinaireCostumes – Peter J.
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1 month ago | 
seenandheard-international.com | Rick Perdian
United States Various – ‘Human Nature’: Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano), Thomas Meglioranza (baritone), Richard Powers (narrator), Decoda. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 11.2.2025. (RP)R. Schumann – ‘Eintritt’ (Waldszenen, Op.82), ‘Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend’C. Schumann – ‘Geheimes Flüstern hier und dort’ (arr. Clara Lyon)G. Mahler – ‘Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald’ (arr. Brad Balliett)A. Mahler – ‘Licht in der Nacht’ (arr.
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1 month ago | 
newyorkclassicalreview.com | Rick Perdian
Michael Mayer’s new staging of Verdi’s Aida returned to the Metropolitan Opera on Friday evening. The production had a rocky start at its premiere on New Year’s Eve when an ailing Piotr Beczała’s ill-advised attempt to sing Radamès untethered the entire show. No such problems plagued this performance, which featured the triumphant company debut of Christina Nilsson in the title role. It was a heavy lift to replace Sonja Frisell’s beloved staging of Aida, but Mayer was up to the challenge.
